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Budi

(15,325 posts)
Mon Aug 9, 2021, 10:57 PM Aug 2021

"Typhoid Travis" showed up at Tx Legislature. Symptomatic, Positive, No Mask

Last edited Tue Aug 10, 2021, 12:44 AM - Edit history (1)





This is Republican Texas Rep. Travis Clardy.

He tested positive for Covid 10 days ago and is still symptomatic.
But today he showed up to vote at the Texas Capitol just so Republicans can try to break quorum and pass their voter suppression bill.


What's the incubation time for Covid again??
Asking for 50 Tx Democrats waiting in DC

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"Typhoid Travis" showed up at Tx Legislature. Symptomatic, Positive, No Mask (Original Post) Budi Aug 2021 OP
Hope he dies. johnp3907 Aug 2021 #1
He may pass it to other republicans as well DBoon Aug 2021 #3
I'm euphoric thinking about it! Schadenfreude is just sublime sometimes. Kittycatkat Aug 2021 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Kittycatkat Aug 2021 #18
He may well. GoodRaisin Aug 2021 #12
I thought the same thing. BigmanPigman Aug 2021 #32
And of course he's not wearing his mask. Bleacher Creature Aug 2021 #2
You guys are being a little overdramatic, aren't you? Let me put on my special x-ray specs to see. TheBlackAdder Aug 2021 #4
Omg...wish the Dallas Morning News would post this Front Page Budi Aug 2021 #7
I love it Kittycatkat Aug 2021 #19
this picture is worth a thousand words orleans Aug 2021 #33
Should be forcibly removed by Hazmat. JHC. nt Baked Potato Aug 2021 #5
Spelled with a "d" Clardy - lawyers and doctors and a-holes OH MY! UTUSN Aug 2021 #6
Wow. That's quite a range of people he could be infecting, besides the Tx legislature Budi Aug 2021 #8
"Travis ... is a sponsor of the Heartbeat Pregnancy Center..." ShazzieB Aug 2021 #9
Yes, he not fooled Aug 2021 #11
Ya. He's clearly been chosen by the god people to prove Covid wrong. Budi Aug 2021 #14
This is a typical Texas GOP asshole LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #10
He doesn't look all that well, does he? Hope he spreads the joy far & wide among the Texas GOP Hekate Aug 2021 #13
You do know that would mean... JoeOtterbein Aug 2021 #16
You mean the Dems who are away in DC? Hekate Aug 2021 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author moondust Aug 2021 #15
I'm in TX. My husband's boss came back to Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #21
I believe there were some Democrats on the floor today LeftInTX Aug 2021 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author monkeyman1 Aug 2021 #23
Narrator: "He failed. The quorum was not broken." blogslug Aug 2021 #24
Fucking asshole. Nevilledog Aug 2021 #25
Simple legal solution James48 Aug 2021 #26
Wanted: Wiki editor Tetrachloride Aug 2021 #27
Get worse soon, asshole dalton99a Aug 2021 #28
couldn't someone just shoot him lapfog_1 Aug 2021 #29
Another god wanking scumbag. Mr. Evil Aug 2021 #30
He represents Nacogdoches. They are out of ICU beds. prodigitalson Aug 2021 #31

Response to DBoon (Reply #3)

Bleacher Creature

(11,257 posts)
2. And of course he's not wearing his mask.
Mon Aug 9, 2021, 11:03 PM
Aug 2021

The lack of any empathy whatsoever is the thread that holds the entire GOP together.

TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)
4. You guys are being a little overdramatic, aren't you? Let me put on my special x-ray specs to see.
Mon Aug 9, 2021, 11:23 PM
Aug 2021

.

Nope. I'm not seeing anything.



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orleans

(34,062 posts)
33. this picture is worth a thousand words
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 01:55 AM
Aug 2021

meanwhile:


"Texas GOP Leader Who Promoted Mask-Burning Dies Of Virus Just Days After Mocking It
H. Scott Apley, a member of the Galveston County Republican Party, died of Covid-19 on Wednesday, August 4. He was 45 years old.

Apley's death symbolizes yet another life lost to the consequences of disinformation about the virus; he died just a few days after uploading a Facebook post in which he shared a screenshot of a Twitter post mocking Covid-19.

https://www.comicsands.com/texas-gop-official-apley-covid-2654589944.html

UTUSN

(70,715 posts)
6. Spelled with a "d" Clardy - lawyers and doctors and a-holes OH MY!
Mon Aug 9, 2021, 11:30 PM
Aug 2021

******QUOTE******

https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=11
Travis Clardy is a small business owner and attorney who get results for our community. Travis and his wife, Judy, raised four sons in East Texas. He knows the challenges facing his district and will work for families, businesses and schools.

Travis has served on the Executive Board of the East Texas Boy Scouts, is a Paul Harris Fellow at the Nacogdoches Rotary Club, is a sponsor of the Heartbeat Pregnancy Center, is an active member of the North Street Church of Christ, participates on the Alumni Advisory Board for Abilene Christian University, and is a member of the Dean's Circle for the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts.

*******UNQUOTE*******







 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
8. Wow. That's quite a range of people he could be infecting, besides the Tx legislature
Mon Aug 9, 2021, 11:58 PM
Aug 2021

The herd of East Tx will commence culling itself.

We'll find out in a couple weeks!

~Name correction noted

ShazzieB

(16,437 posts)
9. "Travis ... is a sponsor of the Heartbeat Pregnancy Center..."
Mon Aug 9, 2021, 11:59 PM
Aug 2021

Obviously one of those so-called "crisis pregnancy centers" that masquerades as a health care facility, gives out all sorts of false information about the "dangers" of abortion, and basically tries to scare young women out of getting one. I hate those things with the fire of 1,000 suns.

He sounds delightful.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
14. Ya. He's clearly been chosen by the god people to prove Covid wrong.
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 12:10 AM
Aug 2021

The 50 in DC may just return home as the Majority yet!

Hekate

(90,737 posts)
13. He doesn't look all that well, does he? Hope he spreads the joy far & wide among the Texas GOP
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 12:04 AM
Aug 2021

My gods.

Response to Budi (Original post)

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
21. I'm in TX. My husband's boss came back to
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 12:28 AM
Aug 2021

work after only one week with Covid. !!

Feels like a lifetime ago, but remember at the beginning, there were people in the hospital that were well again and they had to wait for two negative tests?

Response to Budi (Original post)

blogslug

(38,004 posts)
24. Narrator: "He failed. The quorum was not broken."
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 12:31 AM
Aug 2021
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/lone-star-politics/texas-house-lacks-quorum-again-as-second-special-session-gets-started/2714289/

...The special session began Saturday, and although there were more Democrats in the chamber than in the first, there weren't enough to meet the necessary number to take a vote.

The numbers were not there Monday when the House met at 4 p.m. One hundred members are needed to hold a vote.

“You know, we are taking this a couple of days at a time here, and what I can tell you is that our House Democratic Caucus continues to oppose these anti-voter bills with everything that we have,” caucus chairman Rep. Chris Turner (D-Arlington) said...


He exposed all of those people. Legislators, staff, security, their families.

James48

(4,437 posts)
26. Simple legal solution
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 12:42 AM
Aug 2021

1. Since Texas Legislature now has documented exposure, no employee can be forced into attendance within that workplace. Federal OSHA general duty clause preempts state law.
***^^^****


December 18, 2003

Mr. Milan Racic
Health and Safety Specialist
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
452 W. Willow Court
Fox Point, Wisconsin 53217

Dear Mr. Racic:

Thank you for your September 26 and November 10, 2003 facsimiles to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Directorate of Enforcement Programs requesting an interpretation of OSHA's General Duty Clause.

Your letters make reference to a July 23, 2003 letter sent by Ms. Peggy Zweber, Area Director of OSHA's Peoria Area Office, wherein she provided an interpretation of OSHA's General Duty Clause. As we stated to you on September 5, 2003, we support the statements made by Ms. Zweber. As Ms. Zweber stated, Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the "General Duty Clause&quot requires an employer to furnish to its employees:

"employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees..."
Employers can be cited for violation of the General Duty Clause if a recognized serious hazard exists in their workplace and the employer does not take reasonable steps to prevent or abate the hazard. The General Duty Clause is used only where there is no standard that applies to the particular hazard. The following elements are necessary to prove a violation of the General Duty Clause:





The employer failed to keep the workplace free of a hazard to which employees of that employer were exposed;
The hazard was recognized;
The hazard was causing or was likely to cause death orserious physical harm; and
There was a feasible and useful method to correct the hazard.

Thank you for your interest in occupational safety and health. We hope you find this information helpful. OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards, and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain this requirement and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirement discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at http://www.osha.gov. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the Office of General Industry Enforcement at (202) 693-1850.

Sincerely,


Richard E. Fairfax, Director
Directorate of Enforcement Programs

( whistle blower laws would likely apply.)

https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OSHA3812.pdf

lapfog_1

(29,213 posts)
29. couldn't someone just shoot him
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 01:17 AM
Aug 2021

under the presumed "Stand Your Ground" laws in Texas?

I mean he is clearly a danger to others by knowing that he has a potentially deadly disease and not taking steps to protect anyone.

If he walked into the chamber firing a gun at random locations... they would be justified in taking him out...

"Your honor, I was in fear for my life..." seems like an appropriate defense

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